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Brilio.net - Coconut milk is widely used to make soup dishes, for example soto, gulai, tongseng, and others. Although it looks simple, the process of cooking using coconut milk is known to be quite complicated. The reason is, if you are not careful, the coconut milk can split and not mix with the sauce when cooked.
Indeed, there have been many tricks circulating on social media to overcome split coconut milk . For example, by blending coconut milk and cooking it again, adding banana leaf pieces, and so on. However, if you can prevent rather than cure, why not, right?
One trick to prevent coconut milk from splitting is to stir the dish continuously. However, the owner of the Instagram account @ummubalqishaura, quoted by BrilioFood on Tuesday (8/27), has another trick that is no less useful. She explained that the process of adding other ingredients can also affect the condition of the coconut milk.
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The ingredient in question is salt. Yup, the addition of this one spice must be considered in time. It is better not to add salt too quickly, because it can cause the coconut milk to split.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
The best time to add salt to a dish with coconut milk that is being cooked is when the coconut milk is boiling. The owner of the Instagram account @ummubalqishaura explained that adding salt too quickly can disrupt the stability of the emulsion between water and fat from the coconut milk, so that the coconut milk can break.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Therefore, to prevent the coconut milk from splitting, salt must be added when the cooking condition is already boiling, so that the emulsion between water and fat remains stable. While waiting for the coconut milk to boil, don't forget to keep stirring it with a spatula slowly, okay?
How, this trick to prevent coconut milk from splitting is very simple, right? Peeking at the Instagram post @ummubalqishaura, quite a few netizens left enthusiastic comments about coconut milk splitting when cooked, you know.
"It's no wonder that when you cook, the coconut milk breaks. Thanks umm," said Instagram @ibunlagimasak.
"My mother taught me that so that the coconut milk doesn't curdle, especially for curry, it has to be stirred slowly without stopping until the coconut milk is cooked, the way to stir it must be in the same pattern, which is the number 8 and slowly. Like that," explained Instagram @deiraassante.
"Tip: If the coconut milk in the curry has split, add banana leaves that have been washed clean and stir the curry together with the banana leaves. The coconut milk is guaranteed to mix perfectly again," added Instagram @asnitadani96.
(brl/lut)
